The Library Computer Scene of "The Cage" in TOS and TOS-R
by Gvsualan, Mike Okuda, J÷rg
Hillebrand and Bernd Schneider

In the first Star Trek pilot movie,
"The Cage", the highly advanced Talosians access the library computer of the USS Enterprise under Captain Pike. They acquire extensive information about the human
state of knowledge and about Earth's history. To illustrate the ongoing data transfer, the original episode shows a sequence of images on
the main viewer. We can see various diagrams and pictures from space missions, astronomical photos, paintings of events and figures in American
history, some maps
of Earth and several depictions of human anatomy and of animal and plant life.

This whole sequence has become somewhat outdated by now. Above all, the depictions of satellites and probes naturally do not go
beyond the year 1964 when the pilot episode was shot. Therefore, when CBS Digital was working on the remastering of The Original
Series (albeit "The Cage" is not a part of TOS as it originally aired), it was the obvious choice to update
the library scene to reflect the development after 1964.

While the overall composition (diagrams, maps, photos) has remained about the same, all
images in TOS-R are new. Some of them are higher quality versions of essentially the same depictions in TOS and appear in a different order
now, some are completely
new and only have a similar theme as in the original sequence. Although all images that appear on screen are still static in TOS-R, they appear to be
moving through the use of zooming and smooth transitions.

We have compiled a "before&after" gallery of the library computer scene, comparing the original with the
changes made for TOS-R shot by shot. Note that while the left and the right column show the images in the correct order, they are not
perfectly synchronized, owing to the heavy editing for TOS-R. Mike Okuda, a co-producer of TOS-R, explains some of his decisions to update the sequence.

Shot-by-Shot Comparison

First part In the original episode this part comprises various
depictions of probes and satellites of the 1960s, as well as maps of the planet Earth. It ends with a cut to JosÚ Tyler.

Mariner 2 American
space probe, launched to Venus in 1962, illustration with call-outs.

Vostok
Soviet spacecraft program, 1960-63, model photo.

Schematic depictions of Earth
These illustrations are very simplistic. They show the relation between the longitude lines on the globe and the corresponding straight
lines in the Mercator projection.

Luna
A photo of the Moon was already in the original sequence.

Ranger
American series of space probes. The photo depicts a Ranger Block 2/3, timeframe 1962-65. Other images of the Ranger were already in the
original sequence.

Mike Okuda: "I included the photo of the Ranger probe specifically as an homage to the original sequence."

Apollo
CSM and Lunar Module Schematic side views and cross-sections.

Earth Maps Maps of the
North Pole region and the northern Pacific Region, respectively.

Central/east Europe This map may
indicate the population density or industrial productivity.

Navigator JosÚ Tyler Navigator
of the Enterprise, played by
Peter Duryea. Live-action scene.

Apollo
Moon
mission, part 1 Schematic depiction, Earth part.

Second part We can see astronomical photos, anatomical depictions and finally
historical images in this part of the sequence that ends with a wide shot of the bridge crew.

Luna Photo.

Apollo
Moon
mission, part 2 Schematic depiction, Moon part.

Astronomical photosVarious photos taken by Earth observatories, showing nebulae or galaxies. The lowermost image depicts the
Pleiades, the second from the bottom may be of the
Andromeda or a similar galaxy.

Saturn
V launch Quasi-moving photo sequence.

Man
on the Moon This photo shows Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, second man to set his foot on the moon, 1969.

Geological maps Clippings of two
different regions, the Middle East and the Far East, probably showing geological formations.

Apollo
Lunar Module Schematic depiction.

Human rib cage Depiction from an
anatomical reference work.

Space
Shuttle Orbiter Schematic depiction.

Human heart and lungs
Depiction from an anatomical reference work.

Soyuz
Schematic depiction.

Human eye Depiction from an
anatomical reference work.

International
Space Station Schematic depiction.

Human eye Photo.

Earth
Photos of the planet taken from the Moon ("Earthrise") and from space, respectively.

Mike Okuda: "That's the famous Earthrise photo, taken by the crew of Apollo 8."

Ranger 3 This probe belongs to the
Block 2 of the Ranger series. It was launched in 1962 and missed the moon. Edited photo.

Human eye Depiction from an
anatomical reference work.

Africa
Relief map.

George Washington Painting.

Earth
Political map.

Ironclads USS Monitor against
CSS Virginia, painting.

"Infant Stars in Nearby Galaxy"
Photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Mike Okuda: "This is the Hubble Space Telescope image that we also used in the main title for
'The Cage,' as well as in the last shot in 'Turnabout Intruder.'"

Confederate generals Painting of
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

Andromeda Galaxy
Photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

George WashingtonIllustration.

V838 Monocerotis
Photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Abraham Lincoln Illustration.

Jupiter
Close-up photo.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illustration.

Saturn
Total view.

Bridge crew Live-action scene.

Human
muscles Depiction from an anatomical reference work.

Third part There are predominantly historical depictions, some animal and plant
images and finally more depictions of satellites and their missions in this final part.

George Washington
Once again.

Human
heart and lungs Source: Gray's Anatomy. This and the following anatomical images are very similar to the ones in the
original sequence.

Abraham Lincoln Once again.

Human
rib cage Depiction from an anatomical reference work.

Ranger American series of space
probes. The picture shows a Ranger Block 2/3, timeframe 1962-65.

Human
eye Depiction from an anatomical reference work.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Once again.

Human
eye This is a picture of Denise Okuda's eye, and Mike Okuda is visible in the reflection!

John F. KennedyIllustration.

MosesPainting called "Moses Smashing the Tables of the Law" by Rembrandt.

Mike Okuda: "The Rembrandt of Moses was intended to tie into the theme of humans hating captivity, which is also why I dwelt more on Lincoln than the other American presidents."

Lyndon B. JohnsonIllustration.

Ironclads
A painting of the Battle of Fort Hindman.

Daisy Drawing.

Viola Drawing.

Fat
Man Atomic bomb, ignited on August 9, 1945, above Nagasaki.

Unidentified plant Drawing.

Nuclear
explosion Photo of a nuclear test at the Bikini atoll.

Map of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware
Map highlighting Washington, D.C.

George
Washington Painting.

Gnu Drawing.

Abraham
Lincoln Photo.

Greater kudu Drawing.

Emancipation
Proclamation First reading of the draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, July 22, 1862. Lincoln's signature is being
superimposed over the image.

Rocket tip
Illustration.

Explorer S-55 American
micrometeoroide satellite, illustration.

Dwight
D. Eisenhower 34th President of the USA, portrait photo.

Sol system Schematic depiction,
showing the inner planets and the asteroid belt.

Mike
Okuda: "Note that the photo of John F. Kennedy is of him giving
the speech on May 25, 1961, in which he said, 'I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this
decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.'"

Rocket launch
Schematic depiction.

Lyndon
B. Johnson 36th President of the USA. Hastily sworn in aboard Air Force One after Kennedy's death, photo.

Mike Okuda: "I didn't initially think of the lionfish as a nod to Livingston
[Picard's fish]. I picked the image just because I thought it was a cool photo, but a few moments later I thought of the Livingston tie-in, which I liked a lot...
I took the photo of the lionfish at the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu."